UWSP's Austin Ryf protects the ball from a Platteville defender while Joe Ritchay waits for the pass in their WIAC tournament semifinal playoff Thursday in the Quandt Fieldhouse.

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No one in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was better than the UW-Stevens Point men's basketball over the grind that is a marathon regular season.

The WIAC Tournament is a different animal. The stark reality of the one and done scenario can sometimes hit you like a cold slap in the face.

It probably felt more like a haymaker punch UW-Platteville landed Thursday night in stunning the No. 10 ranked Pointers 60-56 in a WIAC Tournament semifinal contest on Bennett Court in the Quandt Fieldhouse. ...